Overview
- The Group G match at Lumen Field falls on Seattle’s Pride weekend, and local organizers say the Pride programming will proceed.
- Iranian federation president Mahdi Taj said Iran and Egypt have filed formal protests and plan to raise the matter with FIFA.
- Egypt’s football association said it sent a letter to FIFA rejecting any Pride‑related activities during the game and cited FIFA statutes on neutrality.
- Seattle’s Pride Match Advisory Committee and the local organizing committee emphasized a city‑led effort to create a welcoming environment that is not run by FIFA.
- Human‑rights groups report both countries penalize same‑sex relations, including possible death sentences in Iran and morality‑law prosecutions in Egypt, and FIFA has not commented.